One more point in the whole debate about native vs. introduced pollinators and invasive species...

The salient question is, asked in that spirit of collaboration that Randy and Jerry put forward:
"Is the goal to return this landscape to Pre-Contact condition?"

That is impossible and impractical, but until you ask that question, it (the Pre-Contact continent) remains the unspoken goal behind statements that include the words "bad for the environment", and that unspoken goal stymies fruitful discussion.

Once that question is asked, you can have a conversation about what landscape we want going forward. Probably one with development, no persistent insecticide spraying, and lots of forage worked into landscaping and plantings.

Planting is key: as James mentioned a rising (floral) tide floats *all* pollinator boats.

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